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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
Using small animals (mice and rats) and monkeys, we have found that the combination of bone marrow collection using the perfusion method (PM) and intra-bone marrow-bone marrow transplantation (IBM-BMT) of the collected cells is safe and effective in treating various intractable diseases. Based on these findings, we attempted to apply this method to humans. We report here the first case of a patient (6 years old) with beta-thalassemia major who underwent allogeneic BMT using this new PM + IBM-BMT method. The white blood cell counts of the patient gradually increased to more than 1500/microL by day 47 and continued to increase, reaching the highest level (8600/microL) on day +55. Fluorescence in situ hybridization data on day +33 showed that 98% of the peripheral blood cells were from the donor. Notably, there were no symptoms of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). However, on day +56, the patient regrettably died of asphyxia resulting from sticky sputum. There was no evidence of infection (in the lung or liver) or GvHD (in the skin) by necropsy. We hope that this case report will help make our new strategies more readily available for the treatment of patients with various intractable diseases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0925-5710
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
73-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
An innovative approach to bone marrow collection and transplantation in a patient with beta-thalassemia major: marrow collection using a perfusion method followed by intra-bone marrow injection of collected bone marrow cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't